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Historical Event on 1/14/1994

The first Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, instituted by ICMR in 1991-92, was announced in 1994 (Dr. G. Padamanabhan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the first recipient of this Award).

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1648Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed.
10/24/1904Lalchand Hirachand, famous industialist, was born.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.
3/22/1977Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India.
10/6/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 400m (Women) in 51.61 seconds at Canberra .
1/26/1997Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.
12/10/1999Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively.
11/23/1908Durga Das, famous social reformer and journalist, was born.
4/20/1973Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur.
8/9/1942Mahatma Gandhi after announcing 'do or die' slogan alongwith 'Quit India Movement' at Bombay was arrested along with 50 others. Gandhiji was interned in Aga Khan Palace at Poona. This Do or Die slogan deep rooted in Indian hearts and resulted in nationwide Quit India Movment. This day is commemorated as ""Kranti Day"". Govind Vallabh Pant was send to Ahmednagar Jail, while Sarojini Naidu and many other leaders were also arrested.